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Subpart I—Felted Fabric Processing Subcategory

§ 410.90 Applicability; description of the felted fabric processing subcategory.

The provisions of this subpart are applicable to process wastewater discharges resulting from facilities that primarily manufacture nonwoven products by employing fulling and felting operations as a means of achieving fiber bonding.

§ 410.91 Specialized definitions. [Reserved]

§ 410.92 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).

Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT):

Pollutant or pollutant property BPT limitations
Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days
Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product
BOD5 35.2 17.6
COD 256.8 128.4
TSS 55.4 27.7
Sulfide 0.44 0.22
Phenol 0.22 0.11
Total chromium 0.22 0.11
pH (1) (1)
1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.

§ 410.93 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT).

Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable (BAT):

Pollutant or pollutant property BAT limitations
Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days
Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product
COD 256.8 128.4
Sulfide 0.44 0.22
Phenols 0.22 0.11
Total Chromium 0.22 0.11

§ 410.94 Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).

Any existing source subject to this subpart that introduces process wastewater pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403.

§ 410.95 New source performance standards (NSPS).

Any new source subject to this subpart must achieve the following new source performance standards (NSPS):

Pollutant or pollutant property NSPS
Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days
Kg/kkg (or pounds per 1,000 lb) of product
BOD5 16.9 8.7
COD 179.3 115.5
TSS 50.9 22.7
Sulfide 0.44 0.22
Phenols 0.22 0.11
Total Chromium 0.22 0.11
pH (1) (1)
1 Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0 at all times.
Note: Additional allocations for “commission finishers” are not available to new sources.

§ 410.96 Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).

Any new source subject to this subpart that introduces process wastewater pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403.

§ 410.97 Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best conventional pollutant control technology (BCT). [Reserved]